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The Book of Psalms, Chapter 60, Verse 1

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Unto thee, O my strength, will I sing: for God [is] my defence, [and] the God of my mercy.
King James Version
To the chief Musician upon Shushaneduth, Michtam of David, to teach; when he strove with Aramnaharaim and with Aramzobah, when Joab returned, and smote of Edom in the valley of salt twelve thousand. O God, thou hast cast us off, thou hast scattered us, thou hast been displeased; O turn thyself to us again.
American Standard Version
[For the Chief Musician; set to Shushan Eduth. Michtam of David, to teach; when he strove with Aram-naharaim and with Aram-zobah, and Joab returned, and smote of Edom in the Valley of Salt twelve thousand]. O God thou hast cast us off, thou hast broken us down; Thou hast been angry; oh restore us again.
New English Translation
For the music director; according to the shushan-eduth style; a prayer of David written to instruct others. It was written when he fought against Aram Naharaim and Aram-Zobah. That was when Joab turned back and struck down 12,000Edomites in the Valley of Salt. O God, you have rejected us. You suddenly turned on us in your anger. Please restore us!
World English Bible
God, you have rejected us. You have broken us down. You have been angry. Restore us, again.
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Thou hast made the earth to tremble; thou hast broken it: heal the breaches thereof; for it shaketh.
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Thou hast shewed thy people hard things: thou hast made us to drink the wine of astonishment.
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Thou hast given a banner to them that fear thee, that it may be displayed because of the truth. Selah.
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That thy beloved may be delivered; save [with] thy right hand, and hear me.
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God hath spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.
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Gilead [is] mine, and Manasseh [is] mine; Ephraim also [is] the strength of mine head; Judah [is] my lawgiver;
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Moab [is] my washpot; over Edom will I cast out my shoe: Philistia, triumph thou because of me.
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Who will bring me [into] the strong city? who will lead me into Edom?
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[Wilt] not thou, O God, [which] hadst cast us off? and [thou], O God, [which] didst not go out with our armies?
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Give us help from trouble: for vain [is] the help of man.